Network Rail staff to vote on RMT strike action

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[chrisr_75]

From the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32337997:

Another strike looms. Interestingly, 93% voted for the strike, with the turnout being 56% of the membership. By my calculations, that's 52% of total members voting for the strike, which isn't exactly a convincing majority...

Thousands of Network Rail staff are to be balloted on industrial action over a pay dispute, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union has said.
The RMT^▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) said about 16,000 staff would vote on whether to strike, after talks with Network Rail bosses broke down.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the offer of a one-off ^500 payment to staff was "wholly inadequate".
Network Rail said its offer, including future rises, was a "significant improvement" on previous pay offers.
Talks had been held at the conciliation service Acas - but an RMT statement said the breakdown had left it with "no alternative" but to move to a national industrial action vote.
Union bosses rejected the offer of a "non-consolidated lump sum payment" of ^500 this year, followed by three years of rises in line with inflation.

[TaplowGreen]

........it's quite rare that a majority of those entitled to vote, as opposed to those who actually vote, tick the box for strike action - that's why the law is being changed.

[IndustryInsider]

Is the law being changed?  I thought that it was just a manifesto pledge from the Tories.  Despite being a union member I support the change.

[Network SouthEast]

Curiously the Conservatives managed 36% of the vote at the 2010 election, which taking in to account the 65% turnout means only 23.4% of the electorate actually voted for them.

What's good for the goose...